{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-6-60","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 45:6-60","heading":"Disorderly persons offense; fines","body":"13. \tAny person, company or association who commits any of the following acts is a disorderly person, and upon every conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not less than $300.00 nor more than $500.00 or by imprisonment for not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment:\na. \tSelling or bartering, or offering to sell or barter, any diploma or document showing or purporting to show graduation as a dental hygienist or dental assistant;\nb. \tPurchasing or procuring by barter any such diploma, certificate or transcript with intent that it be used as evidence of the qualifications of the holder to practice dental hygiene or work as a registered dental assistant or limited registered dental assistant, or in fraud of the laws regulating such practice or work;\nc. \tWith fraudulent intent, altering in a material regard, such diploma, certificate or transcript;\nd. \tUsing or attempting to use such diploma, certificate or transcript which has been purchased, fraudulently issued, and counterfeited or materially altered, either as a license or registration or color of license or registration to practice dental hygiene or work as a registered dental assistant or limited registered dental assistant, or in order to procure registration as a dental hygienist; or\ne. \tIn any affidavit or examination required of an applicant for examination, license or registration under the laws regulating the practice of dental hygiene or dental assisting, willfully making a false statement in a material regard, or impersonating another applicant at an examination.\nL.1979,c.46,s.13; amended 1995,c.367,s.7.","path":["TITLE 45 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"73f94064dccaa4c996183a5d3a9db2533015c1b55f2e0a9fd26bea1ec6c8c60a","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-6-58","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-6-61"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}